immigration policy

(Airs 07/04/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Some Democrats say they’re disappointed that Albany lawmakers to no action to protect immigrants, Governor Hochul travels to the Adirondacks to warn about the potential impacts of the Big Beautiful Bill, and we’ll speak with the Utility Regulatory Director of New York for the Natural Resources Defense Council about the repeal of the 100-foot rule.

(Airs 03/07/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, lambasted state Democrats’ immigration policies during a stop in Albany this week, we’ll look at a lawsuit against the EPA for freezing climate change funding that includes New York, and we’ll talk with three federal employees impacted by the Doge cuts.

Senator Ed Markey was in Berkshire County this week, and discussed some of the week’s biggest headlines during his stop in Pittsfield, Massachusetts with WAMC.

Congressman Richard Neal was in Lee, Massachusetts Wednesday, and answered questions about the vice-presidential debate, war in the Middle East, immigration, and more.

(Airs 04/11/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation about immigration with Lauren DesRosiers, Senior Staff Attorney, Adjunct Professor, and the incoming Director of the Immigration Law Clinic and Albany Law School.

Decades ago, my father-in-law, of blessed memory, decided to spend the night with me and my wife in our small Manhattan apartment after he finished some business meetings. Looking to impress dear old dad with our maturity and independence, we cleaned and shined our two-bedroom obsessively for a week. The big night, which happened to be Halloween, arrived, and we were nervous. Who doesn’t want to prove to their parents that your adult life is up to their expectations?

Massachusetts state lawmakers were unable to agree on a new spending bill that includes $250 million to address the state’s migrant crisis when their session ended Wednesday night.

An interview with Kristen Williams.

Ron DeSantis’ gambit, as I noted last week of sending Venezuelan immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, has in addition to the reaction of the Venezuelan community also raised doubts about whether or not he had the legal authority to do it, in spending Florida taxpayer dollars. Mr. DeSantis is now being sued by the migrants for fraud. It will be interesting to see if any DA in Florida picks up this matter, and potentially pursues criminal action against him.

The new book, The Deportation Machine, traces the long and troubling history of the US government's systematic efforts to terrorize and expel immigrants…